"I think Macron is really 'old world' in that he thinks he should have complete control over public broadcasting". In each country, the goal would be for this group to deliberate and find consensus on a list of 10 priorities for EU policy, looking ahead to 2030.

On February 5, a bomb believed to contain chlorine was dropped from a helicopter on Saraqeb, in the largely jihadist-controlled northwestern province of Idlib, leading to cases of breathing difficulties said the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights.

The honor chimed well with Trump. "During his campaign, Macron had announced his vision of the transformation of the country and we are going through a great transformation", Philipe said.

But since then, Macron seems to have changed his tune toward the American leader.

So did Macron's image as the politician offering a cure for France's stagnant economy. "This is one way of blowing up the taboo of the sacred statute of the rail workers that automatically increases the wages bill for the SNCF by 2.4 percent every year".

These forces will not halt Macron or the reactionary governments across Europe.

Encouragingly for those championing harmony between Muslims and non-Muslims, a recent poll found 56 per cent of those questioned considered Islam compatible with French values - the exact reverse of findings in 2016.

Macron has shown that he is extremely ambitious on a world scale as well. It specifies that Iran will adhere to developing the peaceful nuclear program in exchange for lifting anti-Tehran sanctions. Nor has he stopped there.

We will remind, recently in France opened a preliminary investigation against the Minister of the budget Darmanin Gerard, who was accused of rape.

Also on Wednesday, Mekdad said the Kurdish enclave in northwestern Syria under Turkish attack is "is an integral part of the Syrian territories", adding that they "will never give up one centimeter of these territories".

As if to encourage President Macron, France's economic news has begun to brighten. Partly because they realised they could not win, but also for pragmatic reasons.